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A DairyNZ programme to help farmers in two Canterbury catchments to reduce N loss has proved highly successful.
The Waikato region is currently experiencing a concerning surge in Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) cases within dairy herds, with the highly contagious disease potentially causing significant economic losses for farmers, according to vet and CRV national sales and marketing manager Julia Baynes.
Nearly half of the available sites in the inaugural New Zealand Dairy Expo have been taken, says organiser Amanda Hodgson.
New Zealand dairy companies say their policy priorities for the incoming government are the same as they were for the previous Labour administration.
Farmers who have switched their milk supply to the country's newest processor say they are happy with the deal they have been offered.
A better than expected start to milk production in New Zealand has softened global dairy prices, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.
Canterbury processor Synlait is eyeing a slice of China's lucrative cream market.
A former farming leader believes that farmers should be wary that milk processors don't take over management of dairy farms under the guise of scope 3 emissions target.
A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator.
New Zealand’s newest dairy plant was officially opened in Tokoroa this morning.
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CNH Industrial has completed its purchase of the global satellite navigation technology leader Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere) for a total price of US$175 million, following on from the initial intention signalled earlier in the year.
German manufacturer Strautmann is launching a shorter chop version of its Magnon 10 loader wagon that was launched in 2019.
Front end loaders have become the mainstay of on-farm material handling, probably since Quicke released the first drive-in/detachable machines in the early 1960s.
Complementing the firm’s turbo Jet range, the new Stocks Ag Maxi Jet pneumatic applicators can spread seed and granules to widths of 15m and at rates from 1 kg/ha and 200 kg/ha.
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